RULES 


HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES 


OF    THB 


CONFEDERATE  STATES. 


RICHMOND; 
ENQUIRER    BOOK    AND    JOB    PRESS 

TTLRR,    WiaK,    At.  LBOKK    1..VD    SMITH. 

1862. 


RrLES 


FOR    THE 


HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES 


OF    THE 


CONFEDERATE  STATES. 


RICH  M  0  N  D : 

EiXQUIRER    BOOK    AND    JOB    PRESS. 

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RULES 


HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES. 


RULE    I. 

The  Speaker  shall  take  the  Chair  every  day  pre- 
cisely at  the  hour  to  which  the  House  shall  have  ad- 
journed on  the  preceding  day  ;  shall  immediately  call 
the  House  to  order :  and  a  quorum  being  present, 
shall  cause  the  Journal  of  the  preceding  day  to  be 
read.  Any  mistakes  in  the  entries  shall,  upon  mo- 
tion then  be  corrected. 

RULE   II. 

He  shall  preserve  order  and  decorum ;  may  speak 
to  points  of  order  in  preference  to  other  members, 
rising  from  his  seat  for  that  purpose  ;  and  shall  de- 
cide questions  of  order  subject  to  an  appeal  to  the 
House.  He  shall  rise  to  put  a  question,  but  may 
state  it  sitting. 

RULE    III. 

Questions  shall  be  distinctly  put  in  the  following 
form,  viz  :  ''As  many  as  are  of  opinion  that,  c^c,  (as 


the  question  may  be,)  say  Ave" — and  after  the  af- 
firmative vote  is  given,  ''As  many  as  are  of  a  con- 
trary opinion  say  No."  If  the  Speaker  doubts,  or  a 
division  is  called  for,  the  House  shall  divide ;  those 
in  the  affirmative  of  the  question  rising  first  from 
their  seats,  and  afterwards  those  in  the  negative. 

RULE     IV. 

The  Speaker  shall  have  power  to  supervise  and  cor- 
rect the  Journal  before  it  is  read.  He  shall  have  a 
general  direction  of  the  Hall  with  power,  in  case  of 
disturbance  or  disorderly  conduct  in  such  part  thereof 
as  may  be  appropriated  to  spectators,  to  have  the 
same  cleared.  He  shall  have  power  likewise  to  name 
any  member  to  perform  temporarily  the  duties  of  the 
Chair,  but  such  substitution  shall  not  extend  beyond 
an  adjournment.  During  such  substitution  he  may 
participate  in  the  debates. 

RULE   V. 

All  Acts,  Addresses  and  Joint  Resolutions  shall 
be  signed  by  the  Speaker ;  and  all  Writs,  Warrants 
and  Subpoenas,  issued  by  the  order  of  the  House, 
shall  be  under  his  hand  and  seal,  attested  by  the 
Clerk. 

RULE    VI. 

The  Clerk  of  the  House  shall  take  an  oath,  to  be 
administered  by  the  Speaker,  to  support  the  Consti- 
tution of  the  Confederate  States,  and  for  the  true 
and  faithful  discharge  of  the  duties  of  his  office  to 
the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  abilities ;  and  also  to 
keep  the  secrets  of  the  House.      And  he  shall  be 


deemed  to  continue  in  office  until  his  successor  is  ap- 
pointed, unless  sooner  dismissed  therefrom.  It  shall 
be  his  duty  to  keep  and  preserve  all  records  and 
other  papers  introduced  and  submitted  to  the  con- 
sideration of  the  House ;  to  furnish  to  the  Chairman 
of  each  Committee  a  list  of  the  members  thereof,  and 
from  time  to  time,  such  papers  as  may  be  referred  to 
it,  and  a  copy  of  all  orders  of  instruction  given  by 
the  House  to  such  Committee.  And  in  all  things  he 
shall  perform  his  duty  as  Clerk,  under  the  direction 
of  the  Speaker. 

RULE  vir. 
The  Doorkeeper  shall  take  the  «ame  oath  with  the 
Clerk,  shall  have  the  same  tenure  of  office,  and  shall  in 
like  manner  discharge  the  duties  assigned  him  by  the 
House,  under  the  direction  of  the  Speaker. 

RULE    VIII. 

When  a  member  rises  to  speak  he  shall  respect- 
fully address,  **Mr.  Speaker,"  standing  in  his  place  ; 
he  shall  confine  himself  strictly  to  the  question  be- 
fore the  House,  and  when  he  has  finished  he  shall 
sit  down. 

RULE    IX. 

In  any  one  debate  on  the  same  question,  no  mem- 
ber shall  speak  more  than  once,  till  all  others  have 
spoken,  who  desire  to  do  so,  nor  more  than  twice 
without  the  consent  of  a  majority  of  the  members 
present. 

RULE   X. 

When  two  or  more  members  rise  at  the  same  time. 


the  Speaker  shall  name  the  person  to  speak,  but  in 
all  cases  the  member  who  shall  first  rise  and  address 
the  Chair,  shall  speak  first. 

RULE    XI. 

No  member  shall,  in  debate,  use  any  language  re- 
flecting injuriously  upon  the  character,  motives,  hon- 
or or  integrity  of  any  other  member. 

RULE    XII. 

No  member  shall  speak  to  another,  or  otherwise 
interrupt  the  business  of  the  House,  while  the  Jour- 
nal or  public  papers  are  being  read,  or  while  any 
member  is  speaking   in  debate,  or  during  the  call  of 

the  roll. 

RULE    XIII. 

If  any  member,  in  speaking,  transgress  the  rules 
of  the  House,  the  Speaker  shall,  or  any  member 
may,  call  to  order,  in  which  case  the  member  called, 
to  order  shall  immediately  take  his  scat,  unless  per- 
mitted to  explain,  and  the  House,  if  appealed  to, 
shall  decide  the  case  without  debate.  If  there  be- 
no  appeal,  the  decision  of  the  Chair  shall  be  sub- 
mitted to.  If  the  decision  be  in  fiivor  of  the  mem- 
ber called  to  order,  he  shall  be  at  liberty  to  proceed ; 
if  otherwise,  he  shall  not  proceed,  except  by  leave  of 
the  House.  For  flagrant  or  repeated  violations  of 
order,  especially  if  persisted  in  after  the  admonition 
of  the  Speaker,  a  member  shall  be  liable  to  the  cen- 
sure of  the  House. 

RULE    XIV. 

If  any  member   be  called   to  order   by    another- 


member,  for  words  spoken,  the  words  excepted  to 
shall  be  immediately  taken  down  in  writing,  in  or- 
der that  the  Speaker  and  the  House  may  be  better 
able  to  judge  the  matter. 

RULE    XV. 

Every  member  who  shall  be  in  the  House  when 
the  question  is  put,  shall  give  his  vote,  unless  the 
House,  for  special  reasons,  shall  excuse  him.  It 
shall  not  be  in  order  to  ask  to  be  excused  after  the 
vote  has  commenced,  nor  upon  motions  to  adjourn, 
to  adjourn  over  and  the  like.  No  member  shall 
vote  on  any  question  in  the  event  of  which  he  is 
particularly  and  immediately  interested. 

RULE    XVI. 

Any  member  shall  have  a  right  to  vote  at  any 
time  before  the  decision  is  pronounced  by  the  Chair.. 

RULE  xvn. 
No  member  shall  absent  himself  from  the  service 
of  the  House,  unless  he  have  leave,  or  be  sick  or 
unable  to  atcend. 

RULE    XVIII. 

Any  ten  members  (including  the  Speaker,  if  there 
be  one,  and  he  be  present,)  shall  be  authorized  to 
compel  the  attendance  of  absent  members. 

RULE    XI X. 

Upon  the  call  of  the  House,  the  names  of  the 
members  shall  be  first  called  over  by  the  Clerk,  and 
the  absentees  noted ;  after  which  the  names  of  the 
absentees  shall  again  be  called  over;  the  doors  shall. 


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then  be  shut,  and  those  for  whom  no  excuse,  or  in- 
sufRcient  excuses  are  made,  may,  by  order  of  those 
present,  if  ten  in  number,  be  taken  into  custody  as 
they  appear,  or  may  be  sent  for  and  taken  into  cus- 
tody, wherever  to  be  found,  by  special  messengers, 
to  be  appointed  for  that  purpose. 

RULE    XX. 

"When  a  member  shall  be  discharged  from  custody, 
and  admitted  to  his  seat,  the  House  shall  determine 
whether  such  discharge  shall  be  with  or  without 
paying  fees ;  and  in  like  manner,  whether  a  delin- 
quent member,  taken  into  custody  by  a  special  mes- 
senger, shall  or  shall  not  be  liable  to  defray  the  ex- 
pense of  such  special  messenger. 

RULE    XXI. 

Every  motion  or  propos^ition  shall  be  reduced  to 
writing,  if  desired  by  the  Speaker  or  any  raember, 
and  shall  be  delivered  in  at  the  Clerk's  table,  to  be 
there  read.  And  the  question  shall  be  stated  by  the 
Chair  before  the  same  shall  be  debated. 

RULE    XXII. 

Any  motion  or  proposition  may  be  withdrawn  by 
the  mover  at  any  time,  before  a  decision,  amend- 
ment, or  other  action  of  the  body  upon  it,  except  a 
motion  to  reconsider,  which  shall  not  be  withdrawn 
without  leave  of  the  House. 

RULE  xxiii. 
When  a  question  is  under  debate,  no  motion  (ex- 
cept as  may  be  specifically  provided  for,)  shall  be 


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received  but  to  adjourn ;  to  lie  on  the  table ;  to  post- 
pone indefinitely ;  to  postpone  to  a  day  certain ;  to 
commit  or  amend ;  which  several  motions  shall  have 
precedence,  in  the  order  in  which  they  stand  ar- 
ranged. 

RULE    XXIV. 

If  the  question  for  decision  contain  several  parts, 
any  member  may  have  the  same  divided,  but,  on  a 
motion  to  strike  out  and  insert,  it  shall  not  be  in  or- 
der to  move  for  a  division  of  the  question ;  but  the 
rejection  of  a  motion  to  strike  out  and  insert  one 
proposition  shall  not  prevent  a  motion  to  strike  out 
and  insert  a  different  proposition,  nor  prevent  a  sub- 
seqent  proposition  simply  to  strike  out ;  nor  shall 
the  rejection  of  a  motion  simply  to  strike  out,  pre- 
vent a  subsequent  motion  to  strike  out  and  insert. 

RULE    XXV. 

Every  joint  resolution  or  bill  requiring  the  signa- 
ture of  the  President,  shall  receive  three  readings 
in  the  House  previous  to  its  being  passed,  the 
Speaker  giving  notice  at  each  reading  whether  it  be 
the  first,  second,  or  third.  The  first  reading  of  a 
bill  or  joint  resolution  shall  be  for  information,  and 
if  opposition  be  made  to  it,  the  question  shall  be 
propounded  "  Shall  the  bill  or  resolution  be  re- 
jected ? "  If  no  objection  be  made,  or  if  the  ques- 
tion on  rejection  be  decided  in  the  negative,  the  bill 
or  resolution  shall  go  to  a  second  reading  without  a 
question. 

After    second   reading,   all   such  matters  unless 


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the  previous  question  be  ordered,  shall,  be  open 
to  amendment  in  tlie  House,  but  it  shall  be  in 
order  in  that  stage  of  proceedings  for  any  mem- 
ber to  move  that  the  House  resolve  itself  into 
Committee  of  the  Whole  for  the  purpose  of  consider- 
ing it. 

If  the  motion  to  go  into  Committee  of  the  AYliole 
shall  prevail,  the  measure  shall  be  taken  up  for  im- 
mediate consideration,  and  nothing  else  shall  be 
in  order  in  said  Committee.  If  the  Committee  rise 
before  the  consideration  of  the  measure  shall  be  con- 
cluded, the  same  shall  be  reported  back  and  have 
place  as  unfinished  business  in  the  House,  but  as 
soon  as  it  shall  be  again  reached  in  order,  unless  it 
be  otherwise  disposed  of,  the  House  shall  stand  again 
resolved  into  Committee  of  the  Whole  and  so  on  till 
the  consideration  of  the  measure  therein  be  fully 
concluded. 

Whereupon  the  Committee  shall  be  considered  as 
dissolved  and  the  Chairman  shall  report  the  measure 
back  to  the  House  with  the  recommendation  of  the 
Committee,  The  final  question  on  any  matter  which 
shall  have  been  considered  in  Committee  of  the 
Whole  or  by  the  House  after  second  reading,  shall 
be  ^'  Whether  it  shall  be  engrossed  and  read  a  third 
time  ?" 

And  no  amendment  shall  be  received  after  the  en- 
grossment for  a  third  reading  has  been  ordered. 
But  it  shall  at  all  times  be  in  order  before  the  final 
action  on  any  matter  to  move  its  commitment,  and 


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should  such  commitment  take  place,  and  any  amend- 
ment be  reported  by  the,  Committee,  the  whole  shall 
be  again  read  a  second  time,  and  considered  in  like 
manner  as  if  it  had  not  before  been  engrossed. 

RULE  XXVI. 

All  appropriation  bills  and  bills  laying  a  tax  upon 
the  people  shall  be  considered  and  matured  in  Commit- 
tee of  the  Whole.  The  mode  of  proceeding  in  Com- 
mittee of  the  "Whole  shall  be  to  read  over  the  bill  or 
other  matter  at  length  for  information,  if  desired  by 
any  member,  and  then  to  read  it  again  by  sections 
or  clauses  for  amendment.  The  Rules  of  the  House 
shall  be  enforced  in  Committee  of  the  Whole  so  far 
as  applicable.  The  question  may  be  called  on  the 
pending  proposition,  but  the  previous  question  shall 
not  be  ordered  in  Committee  of  the  Whole. 

RULE  XXVII. 

A  motion  to  lay  any  amendment  on  the  table  pre- 
vailing, shall  carry  with  it  only  the  amendment  and 
not  the  original  proposition  or  matter.  And  no  mo- 
tion or  proposition  diiferent  from  that  under  consid- 
eration shall  be  admitted  under  color  of  amendment. 

RULE  XX VI II. 

After  a  bill  (or  other  matter)  has  been  ordered  to 
be  engrossed,  and  it  has  been  read  a  third  time,  the 
question  shall  be,  "  Shall  the  bill  (or  other  matter 
whatever  it  may  be)  now  pass  ?" 

RULE  XXIX. 

The  title  of  bills  and  joint  resolutions,  submitted. 


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to  the  House,  and  sucli  parts  thereof  only,  as  may 
be  affected  by  proposed  amendments  shall  be  inserted 
on  the  Journal. 

RULE  XXX. 

When  the  previous  question  is  called,  the  main 
question  shall  not  be  put,  unless  ordered  by  two- 
thirds  of  the  members  present ;  but  upon  the  call  for 
the  question,  made  by  any  member,  if  the  same  be 
seconded  by  a  majority  of  those  present,  the  vote 
shall  be  immediately  taken  on  the  pending  question 
-^'hatever  it  may  be,  without  further  debate. 

RULE  XXXI. 

The  form  of  the  previous  question  shall  be,  "  Shall 
the  main  question  be  now  put  ?"  and  if  ordered,  its 
effect  shall  be  to  put  an  end  to  all  debate,  and  bring 
the  House  to  a  direct  vote,  first  on  the  motion  to  com- 
mit if  pending,  then  on  pending  amendments,  and 
then  upon  the  main  question.  If  upon  the  call  for 
the  previous  question,  the  main  question  be  not  or- 
dered, debate  shall  continue  as  if  the  demand  had 
not  been  made. 

RULE    XXXII. 

The  motion  to  adjourn,  and  to  fix  the  time  to  which 
the  House  shall  adjourn,  shall  always  be  in  order. 
These  motions  and  the  motion  to  lie  on  the  table  and 
the  motion  to  go  into  Committee  of  the  Whole  and 
for  the  previous  question  shall  be  decided  without 
debate. 

RULE  XXXIII. 

When  the  reading  of  any  paper,  in  possession  of 


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the  House,  and  not  being  the  precise  matter  upon 
which  the  House  is  acting,  is  called  for,  and  objec- 
tion  is  made  by  any  member,  the  question  shall  be 
determined  by  a  vote  of  the  House  without  debate. 

RULE   XXXIV. 

The  yeas  and  nays  on  any  question  in  Committee 
of  the  Whole,  and  in  the  House  may  be  called  for 
at  any  time  before  proceeding  to  another  ques- 
tion or  proposition,  but  being  once  refused,  they 
shall  not  be  again  demanded  on  the  same  question. 
In  taking  the  yeas  and  nays  the  list  of  members  shall 
be  called  alphabetically  except  that  the  Speaker  shall 
be  called  last. 

RULE   XXXV. 

All  Committees  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Speaker, 
unless  otherwise  specially  directed  by  the  House,  in 
which  case  they  shall  be  appointed  by  ballot,  and  a 
plurality  of  votes  shall  prevail. 

RULE    XXXVI. 

At  the  beginning  of  every  Congress,  Standing 
Committees  shall  be  appointed  as  follows,  viz : 

The  following  to  consist  of  nine  members  each, 
to  wit : 

Elections. 

Ways  and  Means. 

Military  Affairs. 

Foreign  Affairs . 

Naval  Aft  airs. 

Judiciary. 


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Commerce. 

Post  Office  and  Post  Roads. 

Territories  and  Public  Lands. 

Indian  Affairs. 

Patents. 

Claims. 

The  following  to  consist  of  five  members  each,  to 
wit: 

Accounts. 

Rules  and  Officers  of  the  House. 

The  following  to  consist  of  three  members,  to 
"wit : 

Pay  and  Mileage. 

Also,  the  Joint  Committees  provided  for  in  the 
Rules  of  the  two  Houses,  viz  : 

Committee  on  Printing  to  consist  of  five  mem- 
bers. 

Committee  on  Enrolled  Bills  to  consist  of  three 
members. 

Committe  on  Public  Buildings  to  consist  of  three 
members. 

RULE     XXXVII. 

No  Committee  shall  sit  during  the  sessions  of  the 
House,  nor  employ  a  clerk  at  the  public  expense, 
without  special  leave  of  the  House. 

RULE   xxxviir. 
When  the  House  shall  go  into  Committee  of  the 
Whole,  the  Speaker  may  vacate  the  Chair  and  call 
some  member  to  preside  in  Committee.     All  ques- 


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tions  in  the  House  and  in  Committee  of  the  Whole 
shall  be  propounded  in  the  order  in  which  they  were 
moved,  if  consistent  with  parliamentary  law,  except 
that  in  filling  blanks  the  longest  time,  and  the  largest 
sum  shall  first  be  put. 

RULE    XXXIX. 

The  order  of  business  for  the  day,  after  the  read- 
ing of  the  Journal,  shall  be  as  follows : 

1.  The  call  of  the  States,  alphabetically,  for 
memorials,  bills,  resolutions,  or  other  matter  which 
any  member  may  wish  to  bring  before  Congress. 
But  all  Bills  and  Joint  Resolutions,  thus  introduced, 
unless  rejected,  laid  on  the  table  or  indefinitely 
postponed,  shall  be  referred  to  some  committee  for 
examination  and  report.  The  committee  to  be  des- 
ignated by  the  Speaker  unless  determined  by  the 
House. 

2.  The  call  of  Committees  for  reports,  in  the  or- 
der in  which  said  Committees  shall  be  named  in  the 
Rules.  When  a  Committee  shall  report  a  Bill,  Re- 
solution or  other  matter  for  the  consideration  of  the 
House,  the  question  first  propounded  by  the  Chair 
shall  be:  "  Shall  this  Bill  (or  other  matter  as  the 
ease  may  be)  be  placed  on  the  calendar  ?  "  But  pend- 
ing this  question  the  motion  to  adjourn ;  to  lie  on 
the  table  ;  to  postpone  indefinitely  ;  to  postpone  to  a 
day  certain,  and  to  commit,  shall  have  precedence 
in  the  order  in  which  they  stand  arranged. 

3.  The  Calendar  or  regular  Orders  of  the  Day 


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shall  then  he  taken  up,  and  every  Bill,  Resolution,, 
or  other  measure  shall  be  disposed  of  in  the  order 
in  which  it  there  stands.  In  calling  the  States  and 
Committees,  and  in  considering  the  regular  order  of 
business,  each  day,  the  unfinished  business  in  each 
class  shall  first  be  considered  in  that  particular  class. 

RULE    XL. 

At  least  one  hour  each  day  shall  be  set  apart  for 
the  call  of  the  States  and  committees,  and  the  Reg- 
ular Order  shall  in  no  event  interfere  therewith; 
and  Special  Orders  ehall  not  do  so  unless  the  inten- 
tion of  the  House  in  that  respect  be  clearly  ex- 
pressed. 

RULE    XLI. 

The  rules  shall  not  be  suspended,  nor  any  special 
order  made,  nor  the  regular  order  of  business 
changed,  except  by  a  vote  of  two -thirds  of  the  mem- 
bers present,  but  a  majority  shall  have  power,  at  any 
time,  to  postpone  the  particular  matter  under  con- 
sideration with,  a  view  to  take  up  some  other  mea- 
sure. 

RULE    XLII. 

When  a  question, has  once  been  made  and  carried 
in  the  affirmative  or  negative,  amotion  to  reconsider 
shall  be  entertained  on  motion  of  any  member  who 
voted  with  the  prevailing  side,  provided  it  be  made 
on  the  same  day  on  which  the  vote  was  taken,  or 
within  the  two  next  days  of  actual  session.  The 
motion  to  reconsider  may  be  entered  as  a  matter  of 
privilege,  and  its  consideration  shall  take  precedence 


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of  every  thing  except  special  orders  and  other  ques- 
tions of  privilege. 

RULE    XLIII. 

All  questions  of  order  shall  be  decided  by  the 
Speaker  without  debate,  subject  to  an  appeal  to  the 
House.  If  the  decision  relate  to  a  question  of  de- 
corum, or  propriety  of  conduct,  it  shall  not  be  de- 
bateable.  If  it  relate  to  the  priority  of  business,  or 
the  relevancy  or  applicability  of  propositions,  the 
appeal  may  be  debated,  but  no  member  shall  speak, 
on  it  more  than  once,  except  by  leave  of  the  House:. 

RULE    XLIV. 

Whenever  any  matter  is  under  consideration,  a* 
motion  to  print  shall  always  be  in  order,  unless  cut 
off  by  a  call  for  the  question  or  the  previous  ques- 
tion, but  all  motions  to  print  extra  copies  of  any 
Bill,  Report,  Message,  or  other  documents,  shall  be 
referred  to  the  Committee  ouj  Printing. 

RULE    XLV. 

Stenographers  and  reporters  for  the  press  wishing 
to  take  down,  the  proceedings  of  the  House,  may  be 
admitted  by  the  Speaker,  who  shall  assign  to  them 
such  places  on  the  floor  as  shall  not  interfere  with 
the  convenience  of  the  members  when  in  open  ses- 
sion. 

RULE    XLVI. 

On  motion  made  and  seconded  to  go  into  secret 
session,  the  Speaker  shall  forthwith  order  the  Hall  to 
be  cleared,  and  the  doors  to  be  closed,  but  as  soon  as 


IS 

the  business  for  consideration  in  secret  session  is 
disclosed,  the  question  shall  be  propounded  to  the 
House,  if  demanded  by  any  member,  "  Shall  this 
matter  be  considered  in  secret  session  ?"  If  a  ma- 
jority shall  vote  in  the  negative,  the  House  shall 
immediately  resume  open  session,  and  business  shall 
proceed  in  order. 

RULE    XLVII. 

The  House  being  in  secret  session,  the  same  order 
of  business  shall  prevail  which  is  prescribed  for  the 
House  in  open  session,  except  that  a  majority  in  se- 
cret session  shall  have  power  to  change  such  order 
and  determine  what  shall  first  be  taken  up. 

RULE    XLVIII. 

Any  officer  or  member  of  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives convicted  of  disclosing  any  matter  di- 
rected by  the  body  to  be  hold  in  confidence,  shall  be 
liable,  if  an  ofiicer,  to  dismissal  from  service,  and  in 
case  of  a  member,  to  suffer  expulsion  from  the  body. 

RULE    XLIX. 

No  motion  or  proposition  shall  be  made  to  change 
these  rules,  unless  two  days  notice  of  the  intention 
to  make  such  motion  or  proposition  shall  first  be 
given,  and  such  motion  or  proposition  shall  not  be 
passed  unless  by  a  vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  mem- 
bers 23resent. 

RULE  L. 

These  shall  be  the  rules  of  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives until  otherwise  ordered. 


